#ZOTERO VS MENDELEY HOW TO#

I think Zotero's Word integration is a lot nicer.ДЇinally, to the extent that it matters to you, Zotero is open source and run out of a public university, Mendeley is proprietary and owned by Elsevier. You can pay >$50/month for groups in Mendeley depending on their size. As I allude to above, it's collaboration features are much, much more affordable (groups are free regardless of size-you only pay for storage, which a) isn't required and b) is 10/month max. It is more customizable, both natively and via add-ons. In terms of legal sources that includes basic support for LexisNexis and HeinOline, though not WestLaw (and I don't believe there's much hope for that). Zotero does a lot better for import from a broader range of sources. One final thought on referencing software.

#ZOTERO VS MENDELEY HOW TO#

If youвЂ™re unsure how to use referencing software, it may a good tool to try out first before making a decision. There are two (free) iOS apps by 3rd party developers for Zotero that people are very happy with, but there is no good Android solution. Conclusion: Mendeley is a cost-effective option for writers, with a user-friendly interface. Mendeley also has a native iOS app and is developing and Android app. The other issue that Mendeley is investing heavily in is tighter PDF integration-things like displaying the ToC and key figures from PDFs, integrating PDF annotations into the references manager (which ZotFile does in a similar way, but Mendeley arguably does more smoothly). Generally speaking, Mendeley puts more emphasis on social features-by that I don't mean collaboration, which works just as well (and much cheaper/free) in Zotero, but things like presenting yourself via a profile page, getting article recommendations, and finding other users interested in similar issues.